Neveen Said

Neveen Said, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the departments of Cancer Biology, Pathology, and Urology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She directs the Neveen Said Lab, which focuses on understanding tumor heterogeneity and the role of matricellular proteins in cancer progression and metastasis. Her work integrates genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic approaches with bioinformatics and genetically engineered models.

• MBBCh, Cairo University, 1987
• MSc, Cairo University, 1992
• MD, Cairo University, 1997

Her research interests include:

• Tumor microenvironment dynamics
• Metastasis suppression mechanisms
• Matricellular protein signaling (e.g., SPARC, RhoGDI2)
• Tumor-stromal interactions
• Metabolomic profiling of cancer
• Personalized cancer therapy biomarkers

Her recent work emphasizes spatial metabolomics in bladder cancer, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and SPARC's role in tumor inflammation. She is affiliated with the Center for Redox Biology and Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention.